What bike did you ride today?

[BFGforme]

This one forgot phone again…

 

[soddruntlestuntle]

Got the ‘Vette out for an afternoon ride on what turned out to be a beautiful Sunday.

 

[Miq]

Rode down through Scottsdale and around Tempe Town Lake today with Philthy. Fun ride, mixing it up with the Ironman crowd.

Estrella Mountains in the far back of this one.

48 Columbia Cruiser

 

[Thee]

Rode the og & the 57 rider ,

exorcising my cold away

 

[New York Pope]

 

[SKPC]

American Metal Performance Shootout
Fun stuff. Goes to show you things are not what you think, or at least not what I was thinking. The star-marked bikes scored nearly the same for the most part, and are very different rigs. When looking now at what I gave in each catagory, I see some "fixes" that would have put the 34 Moto and 21st C.Hawthorne up there with the Yellow 39 Flyer and in front of the ss Westfield, but I can't to that. Anyone else who rode them could of course score differently. Any tire or seat swaps on some bikes also changes their scores. So there you go, don't believe anything you hear and 1/2 of what you see. Long live old American bikes and the 26" wheel size!

 

[dnc1]

American Metal Performance Shootout
Fun stuff. Goes to show you things are not what you think, or at least not what I was thinking. The star-marked bikes scored nearly the same for the most part, and are very different rigs. When looking now at what I gave in each catagory, I see some "fixes" that would have put the 34 Moto and 21st C.Hawthorne up there with the Yellow 39 Flyer and in front of the ss Westfield, but I can't to that. Anyone else who rode them could of course score differently. Any tire or seat swaps on some bikes also changes their scores. So there you go, don't believe anything you hear and 1/2 of what you see. Long live old American bikes and the 26" wheel size! What's next?
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I've really enjoyed your honest reviews of your bikes in the 'Shootout' Pete.
Great to read and interesting too, even to someone like me that's never even ridden American bikes of this style and era.

My experience of American made bikes is limited to my TOC stuff, which are not very dissimilar to my British or French machines of that time period, but these bikes of yours are all way out of my personal frame of reference.
I live in hope of riding one someday though.

If I had to chose one of them based on what you've written it would be the '1937 Westfield single speed', but then again I am biased towards the "one gear is all you need" school of thought.
Simple and quiet, all I need; although if it came in the colour of the 1938/9 'Shelby Flyer' I'd be even more enamoured!

Cheers again, much appreciated.

 

[SKPC]

Yes for sure Darren, I was thinking about your machines when riding the Westfield. Thank you for taking the time to read the individual tests. I should send the Westfield over to you for a more critical evaluation! Keep spinning those pedals over @dnc1

 

[Mr. Monkeyarms]

Thanks again for the cool Performance Shootout @SKPC ! The yellow Shelby & 21st Century Hawthorne were my picks of the group.

I got to spend yesterday with a few friends from the Old Bikes Club in Denver. With the recent arctic weather it was a small group that attended to brave icy spots left over from snow. Not a cloud in the sky with a high temperature around 50° with a cool breeze from the north as we start to get back to normal Thanksgiving weather. I rode my Shelby made Western Flyer.

The banner pretty much sums up this group.....

Apparently most pics I took are too large to upload.?!? We stopped for Mexican food at a favorite stop. Great food & nice folks!

Had to resist the baked goods on the way out....

 

[Thee]

25 degrees and alive on my concourse vintage original paint schwinn Air Dyne in Western NY. Salt is working on roads pumping up my winter beater 55 Hornet ladies of course in case I need to bail on 🌨🌨🌨🌨️️

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Can’t wait to see the hornet pics hope you don’t have ditch her in an impromptu - get off